Jen Newens
At different phases of her publishing career, Jen Newens has been an author, editor, and publisher, giving her experience in all sides of the business. She comes to us after a seven-year stint as publishing director at West Margin Press, an Ingram Content Group company. There, she acquired a wide range of different genres, but […]
Rebecca Williamson
Rebecca Williamson is passionate about all children’s books, from picture books through young adult. She enthusiastically joined Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 2023 after interning with St. Martin’s Publishing Group at Macmillan and Triada US Literary Agency. Rebecca began her agenting journey at the Columbia Publishing Course. She graduated from the State University of New York […]
Leslie Zampetti
After much experience as a librarian and writer, Leslie Zampetti became a literary agent. Her client books include TWO THOUSAND MILES TO HAPPY (Shapiro, Muddy Boots), A FEW BEAUTIFUL MINUTES (Fox, LBYR), THEN THERE WAS ONE (Cross, Penguin UK) and HART & SOULS (Schmid, Andrews McMeel, 2024). Leslie represents picture books through young adult, fiction & […]
Saribel Pages
Spanish Harlem born and bred, Saribel Pages graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.S in Anthropology, an embarrassingly long to be read list, and a passion for children’s literature. This passion led her to positions at Penguin Random House and W.W. Norton, where she learned about the different sides of the publishing industry. Now at Gallt and […]
Ariana Philips
Ariana Philips has been with the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency since 2011. She represents a diverse range of authors and illustrators for all age groups. For young readers, she’s interested in everything from picture books to YA for both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to being a full-time agent, she is the royalties manager […]
Tanusri Prasanna
Originally from India, Tanusri Prasanna has been living in NYC for over fifteen years where she is an agent with DeFiore and Company. She is a graduate of the National Law School of India, holds an LLM from Harvard Law School and a PhD from Oxford University. Tanusri’s background in human rights law has helped […]
Sally M. Kim
Sally M. Kim is an Associate Agent with Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She is looking to represent a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators in the picture book, chapter book, and middle grade categories. Across the board, Sally is eager to see authentic explorations of underrepresented cultures, relationships, and identities. She is drawn […]
Jazmia K. Young
Jazmia K. Young is an associate agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. She received her bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing at the City College of New York and was a graduate of the Publishing Certificate Program at CCNY. She is interested in representing children’s books, picture books through YA, focusing on […]
Sera Rivers
Sera Rivers is a Literary Agent at Speilburg Literary. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University. Sera Rivers represents middle grade, young adult, graphic novels (author/illustrator only), and select picture books. Check out her MSWL and submission guidelines at SeraRivers.com. Prior to agenting, Sera worked as an editor in educational publishing […]
Christie Megill
Christie Megill joined The CAT Agency as an Associate Agent in 2022 after interning with Writers House, Triada US, and Cardinal Rule Press. She previously worked in the editorial department at an academic press and as a children’s bookseller before gaining experience in elementary education as a classroom teacher, curriculum designer, and avid picture book […]
